Golden Veil by BelovedStranger

Chapter 31

Word Count: 100

Prompt from Stella Mira's Soundtrack Challenge #7: Lyrics of Sorrow

Kagome sat there, shivering from the cold, listening, waiting. Then she heard it, a rough exhalation. She felt Sesshomaru tighten his arm around her waist, how he tensed his raised knee, caging her in, holding her closer. The weight of his head descended on the top of hers.

His proud head finally bowed, in mourning.

Tears of anguish clogged her throat at his obvious pain, her hand tightening in sympathy on his arm. In that moment, she was glad their bare skin touched, reminding him that he was not alone. He made no other sound, the rain his mournful song.